核准 (hé zhǔn) — to check and approve; to ratify | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Formal/official term meaning to verify and formally approve (a plan, document, or regulation). Implies an authority officially stamping something as valid — stronger than the everyday 批准, which is more general 'to approve'.

verb

to check and approveto ratify

Examples

核准。
Zhèng fǔ yǐ jīng hé zhǔn le zhè ge jì huà.
The government has checked and approved this plan.
核准。
Suǒ yǒu wén jiàn dōu xū yào jīng guò lǐng dǎo hé zhǔn cái néng zhí xíng.
All documents need to be checked and approved by the leader before they can be executed.
核准。
Xīn guī dìng yǐ jīng yóu dǒng shì huì hé zhǔn shēng xiào.
The new regulations have been ratified by the board of directors and come into effect.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

准zhǔnapprove

“核” gives check, “准” gives approve, together to examine and approve.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木亥核

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

亥

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

核 pairs 木, a tree, with 亥 to give its sound; it originally named a kind of tree, and its later meanings are borrowed.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 準; 准 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

水水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

隼

隼sǔn準zhǔn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 準, not 准, pairs 水 (water) with 隼 as a sound part; the evidence describes it as 'water level'.

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